Exhuming the Past and Person of Martina White (Part III)

In this interview I attempt to unearth the life of my aunt who died at age sixteen through my mother's memories and stories, further adding to the mythology which surrounds her life but also bringing it to terms with reality...

Niñez y cosas de la vida- Marilyn and Fredy Orellana

Fredy Orellana talks with daughter Marilyn Orellana, who is 17yrs old. Interview took place in Chicago, Illinois on December 6, 2017. Fredy talked about his childhood and how he was when he was young. He explains his father’s reason to...

Yomari's Community (en Español)

Yomari shares her story about employment, housing, and food insecurity. She reminisces how vacations back home in Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic are temporary escapes from the hardships of poverty. Through her work with La Casa Norte she has...

Lindsey and her mom talk about Disney vacation memories and the importance of family.

In this interview, conducted on December 1st, 2019, Lindsey (18) and her mother, Cathy (43), talk about their favorite memories from family vacations to Disney World. Cathy shares about going to Typhoon Lagoon after dark, and the importance of family...

Grandma

This interview is about my grandmas life as she was going up, and some of the moments that shaped her to who she is today.

jesuitnolapublicspeakingfall2017 Payton Hedrick interview with grandmother

I, Payton Hedrick (17) interviewed my grandmother,Jeanette Vitrano (63). My grandmother and I talked about her life growing up. We also talked about my family. We talked about her recent battle with breast cancer and how her recovery is going....

Two Asian Girls vs. Two Cancer

Anna and Dannica discuss their personal experiences with how cancer has affected their family and lives

Jeanine Mah and Susan Mah

On August 23, 2016 Jeanine Mah (84) talks with her daughter, Susan Mah (48), about the death of Jeanine's husband/Susan's father from cancer as well as Jeanine's thoughts about her own pending death, which occurred 3 years later. They discuss...

Maggie and Catherine Savor Small Surprises

Discussing Maggie's college experience and how it is shaping her vision of the future after graduation.

Amanda Huff and great aunt Marry Ellen talk about becoming a nun and the struggles with cancer.

In the interview, Marry Ellen discusses becoming a nun coming out of school. The challenges of having rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 23, and then having a child. As well as having a husband who faced cancer and lost...

"We love the motorcycle community—they do a lot of good"
January 10, 2017 App Interview

Bylinda Foster and Jessica Ballentine host events in the Atlanta, GA area to raise awareness about cervical cancer prevention. Their signature event is a poker run, held with the support of the local biker community—a community that they note can...

Dad Hospital

David Ronald Kingham, 77 years old just received his cancer diagnosis and a poor prognosis. His children Noah Kingham, 43 years old, and Catherine MacConmara 45 are both visiting him in the hospital. we discussed his feeling about being our...

IWC Interview

I interviewed my mom as if I didn't know her, but knew parts of her story.

My Dad’s Brain Cancer Diagnosis

Michael Steinert, my father, and I discuss when and how he discovered the golf ball-sized tumor near his motor cortex, the impact that discovery had on our family, and his hopes for the future.

A Gift of Life
November 23, 2019 App Interview

In 1985 my mother Marianne received the news her older brother Dennis had been diagnosed with leukemia. She tells the story of how the news was broken to her, the search for a bone-marrow donor, her donation and his remission.

Gloria Caro, Mom. 70th Birthday. 1 year after lung cancer diagnosis.

1 year after lung cancer diagnosis, mom talks to me on her birthday about her life when she arrived in the US after coming from Mexico. She visited her first dispensary too!

Talking About Loved One’s

Talking with my Grandmother about our family, specifically her children and husband. Reflecting on the family she’s built today, and words for future generations.